King of the Nordic Twilight

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King of the Nordic Twilight
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Studio album by
Released22 September 1999
RecordedSascha Paeth Studio and Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, April–June 1999
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length48:01
Label Limb Music/SPV
Producer Sascha Paeth & Miro
Luca Turilli chronology
The Ancient Forest of Elves EP
(1999)
King of the Nordic Twilight
(1999)
Prophet of the Last Eclipse
(2002)
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King of the Nordic Twilight is the debut studio album by the Italian musician Luca Turilli. It was released in 1999 through Limb Music Productions.

Contents

The limited edition of this album comes in a digibook, with an expanded booklet. A video for the song "The Ancient Forest of Elves" is included as a hidden feature on the disc in .mov format.

Track 11 is unlisted on any form of the album. It is an a cappella rendition of a traditional Icelandic song by soprano Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir. Sometimes the track is referred to by her name, or as "Lullaby", but the real name of this song is "Sofðu unga ástin mín" ("Sleep My Little Loved One")

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luca Turilli; all music is composed by Luca Turilli.

No.TitleLength
1."To Magic Horizons"1:21
2."Black Dragon"5:05
3."Legend of Steel"5:21
4."Lord of the Winter Snow"6:05
5."Princess Aurora"3:47
6."The Ancient Forest of Elves"4:43
7."Throne of Ice"1:51
8."Where Heroes Lie"4:24
9."Warriors Pride"3:47
10."Kings of the Nordic Twilight"11:37
Total length:48:01
Hidden track
No.TitleLength
11."Sofðu Unga Ástin Min" ("Sleep My Little Loved One")2:12
Total length:50:13
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Knight of Immortal Fire"5:11
Total length:55:24

Credits

Band members
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 53

References